Detroit backs its way into the playoffs thanks to Ottawa.
The game has yet to go final, but as of my writing this sentence, the Ottawa Senators lead the Boston Bruins 6-1 with under five minutes to play in the game. I'm going to declare it safe to assume that Boston will lose that game and the Detroit Red Wings will clinch the third seed in the Atlantic Division, backing their way into the playoffs after dropping a matinee affair at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.
First period
The game seemed to start off just fine for the Red Wings, as absurd as the following sequence may sound.